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Pumpkin Angels & Habesha Magic: Stitching Spells and Sewing Culture
Ethiopian-American designers reclaim Halloween as a time of joy, blending culture with creative freedom!
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We use design as a medium to convey the inherent worthiness of all people and lifeforms. Design should create the conditions for dignity for everyone and should not be used as a tool for dehumanization. We reject ableism, work to eliminate barriers to equity, and constantly seek out the voices of the most vulnerable to inform our decisions.
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Ninja Turtle Dreams
Mama zipped me in a Ninja Turtle shell—Michelangelo, the laughing one, 'cause I giggled through gunfire and dreamed in technicolor even when sirens split the night like wishbones. Sweat glued the mask to my face, plastic breath, cinnamon gum, and that hum of danger, a tuning fork struck
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Messy by Design: How Eve’s Bayou Made Chaos an Art Form
Someone will ask you one day if you've seen Eve's Bayou. You need to be able to say yes.
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The Most Notable Album Covers of July, from Jim Legxacy to Clipse: Cover Stories
Welcome to Cover Stories, a monthly column celebrating and shading anything and everything related to design and music.
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Our first collection of products is available now! Read on for more details about how everything came together.
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Juneteenth 2025: The Fire This Time
You want to know what Juneteenth means in 2025? It means we're still breathing despite every plan to make us die. Every law designed to break us, every vote they tried to steal. Every knee pressed to our necks, every wound they wouldn't heal.
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Totoro, Tanks & the Theft of Wonder: Ghibli Aesthetics in the Age of AI
When nostalgia becomes a weapon, truth blurs. As AI-generated Ghibli-style imagery floods the political arena, we must ask: What happens when the visual language of peace is hijacked to launder state violence?
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What's So Funny About 'The Encampments'?
In the first entry in their column, Food for Thought (Literally), Kellyn Nettles digs into The Encampments. They pair the film with a hearty spicy mushroom risotto, "something that will provide you sustenance and get you off your ass and into action."